Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fauci says US headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The United States is in an ``unnecessary predicament" of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation's top infectious dis...
Jul 25, 2021
Video: Tennessee man shoos bear from inside his car
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (NewsNation Now) - A Tennessee man on vacation with friends in Gatlinburg shooed a black bear from his car earlier this month, after it broke into the vehicle and caused significant ...
Jul 25, 2021
Report: Vikings OL coach Rick Dennison out after refusing vaccine
Veteran NFL assistant coach Rick Dennison has left his job with the Minnesota Vikings after refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19, ESPN reported Friday. Dennison, 63, had been offensiv...
Jul 25, 2021
4-year-old boy hospitalized after falling from 10th floor of New York apartment
NEW YORK (WPIX) - A 4-year-old boy has been hospitalized after falling from the 10th floor of a Bronx apartment building Saturday, police said. The incident happened at 2:24 p.m. on Noble Avenue at th...
Jul 25, 2021
Some Mississippi schools are mask-optional amid COVID-19 rise
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Even as COVID-19 cases have increased rapidly in Mississippi in recent days, some school districts are saying masks will be optional for students, teachers and staff. Among the d...
Jul 25, 2021
Thousands lose power in Detroit area due to storms, winds
DETROIT (AP) - Thousands of utility customers in the Detroit area had no power Sunday following a night of severe storms. DTE Energy reported nearly 135,000 customers in Oakland and Macomb counties ha...
Jul 25, 2021
Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
(AP) - Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They're now opting to homeschool their children, eve...
Jul 25, 2021
California man who mocked COVID-19 vaccine dies of virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who mocked COVID-19 vaccinations died this week at a Los Angeles-area hospital after contracting the virus. Stephen Harmon was 34. Harmon died on Wednesday at Corona Regional ...
Jul 25, 2021
San Diego Zoo reports suspected COVID-19 case in snow leopard
(KTLA) - A snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo is suspected of having the coronavirus, a diagnosis that - if confirmed - would mark the second species to have contracted the disease at the zoo this year...
Jul 25, 2021
US Postal Service rates to increase in August
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - A major change coming in August for mailers who use the United States Postal Service (USPS). The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has approved a request by USPS to increase...
Jul 25, 2021